The proposal for the 12 three storey town houses also included plans for a commemorative garden planted with red and blue flowers in the shape of the RAF roundel and a plaque describing what used to be there.

But councillor Chris Turrell, Bracknell Forest’s executive for planning and transport, advised the planning committee to refuse the application on the basis of pressure on transport as well as the proposed homes being out of keeping with the character of existing houses.

Taylor Wimpey, which developed The Parks, has appealed to the Planning Inspectorate against the council’s decision.